Rectorate | Western Balkans University

Rectorate

The Rectorate is the collegial executive body that oversees the activities of the institution and proposes to the competent bodies the necessary measures to ensure the proper functioning of the university. In the first meeting, the Rectorate is convened by the Rector. Subsequent meetings are convened either by the Rector or by a minimum of two members of the Rectorate.

Main functions and responsibilities of the Rectorate:

  1. Develops the university's strategic development plan, based on proposals from the Basic Units, Main Units, and Administrators;
  2. Monitors the implementation of the strategic plan after its approval by the Academic Senate;
  3. Prepares the detailed annual activity report of the institution, which is approved by the Board of Administration and the Academic Senate;
  4. Monitors and publishes the results of the evaluation of university activities;
  5. Collaborates with the Administrator to draft the budget proposal and submits it for approval to the Academic Senate and the Board of Administration;
  6. Monitors the implementation of the decisions approved by the Academic Senate and the Board of Administration;
  7. Prepares its work regulations, which are approved by the Academic Senate;
  8. Makes decisions regarding the appointment of academic, academic support, and administrative staff to parallel positions.

Other functions of the Rectorate are defined in the institution's regulations.

Rector

The Rector of WBU is the academic head of the University and in this role chairs the Senate, the highest academic body of the university. The Rector holds all the authority required to fulfill this role in accordance with the University Constitution and General Statutes, as well as the Academic Statutes.